JULY 2011 'WILDLIFE CHECKLIST'


KEY  s = sighting  g = glimpse  h = heard  n = nesting  b = just before departure  a = just after tour finishes

 

2010 %
sightings

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Species Seen

 22nd 23rd 24th 27th 28th 29th 30th  31st
32% s s s s s   s s Saltwater Crocodile s s s s   s s s
9%                 Eastern Water Dragon             s  
14% s s s s s s   s Green Tree Snake s   s s s s s s
              s   Cairns Birdwing Butterfly         s      
14%     h sh h s shn h Orange-footed Scrubfowl sh h   sh sh sh sh h
14% s   s s s       Australian Brush Turkey   s s s s   s  
77%         s s     Australasian Darter     s          
100% s s s s s s s s Little Pied Cormorant s s s s s s s s
27%                 Little Black Cormorant                
4%                 Australasian Grebe                
14% s s       b bh   Magpie Goose a a   s s     hb
            a     Pacific Black Duck s s   s s s s s
                  Grey Teal       s        
9%           s     Wandering Whistling-Duck                
        s         Green Pygmy-Goose                
4%                 Radjah Shelduck                
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59% sh h       s   sn Great-billed Heron s ha     sh s   h
36% s s s s s s s s White-faced Heron   s s     s s s
100% s s s s s s s s Cattle Egret s s s s s s s s
32%           s     Great Egret             s s
27% s s s         s Little Egret           s   s
9%         s       Intermediate Egret                
59% s s     s s s s Striated Heron s s s     s   s
23%             a   Nankeen Night Heron                
4%                 Black Bittern                
27% s s   s a   a s Australian White Ibis s   s s s     s
18%     a s a       Straw-necked Ibis a s a         s
4%                 Royal Spoonbill                
100% sh sh s sh   s sh sh Masked Lapwing h sh s s sh sh sh sh
18%   s s     s   sh Black-fronted Dotterel   sh         sh  
4%           a sh   Pacific Baza                
  4th 6th 8th 12th 13th 14th 17th 19th

Date

 22nd 23rd 24th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
41%   s s   s       Whistling Kite         s s   sa
18%                 Brahminy Kite                
                s Osprey     s s s s s s
14%         s     s White-bellied Sea-Eagle             a s
4%   s             Brown Goshawk                
4%             a   Peregrine Falcon             s  
41%           sh g h Wompoo Fruit-Dove h     sh   sh sh  
4%   s g           Topknot Pigeon             s  
14%           g   s Brown Cuckoo-Dove             s  
          s       Emerald Dove               s
50% s s sh sh sh sh sh sh Bar-shouldered Dove h h h sh sh sh sh sh
45% h     s   sh s s Sulphur-crested Cockatoo h   b   sh sh sh sh
100% h s sh sh sh   sh sh Rainbow Lorikeet sh sh sh h h sh sh sh
45% h sh h shb sh gh   h Double-eyed Fig-Parrot           h sh sh
18%   h   sh         Little Bronze-Cuckoo             s  
18%             s   Channel-billed Cuckoo   sa       s s  
  4th 6th 8th 12th 13th 14th 17th 19th

Date

 22nd 23rd 24th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
73% s               Papuan Frogmouth             s s
95% s s s s s s s s Australian Swiftlet a a s s s s s s
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Azure Kingfisher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
77% sh sh s sh s g sh sh Little Kingfisher sh sh sh s g s   sh
4%   h h h hb s     Laughing Kookaburra         sh      
9%                 Blue-winged Kookaburra                
50%   s s sh s     s Forest Kingfisher s   s     s s s
73%   s s s s s s s Sacred Kingfisher g s   s   s    
41%                 Rainbow Bee-eater             s s
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4% h   gh h     h h Fairy Gerygone sh           sh  
73% sh sh gh sh shn sh shn shn Large-billed Gerygone sh sh sh sh sh sh shn shn
41% h sh gh sh sh gh s gh Helmeted Friarbird s sh s s sh sh sh sh
              s sh Brown-backed Honeyeater           h sh sh
18%   s gh sh h h h h Macleay's Honeyeater h h h h   h sh h
9% h sh h h h sh sh h Yellow-spotted Honeyeater sh h h h h sh sh sh
23% h h h h sh h h sh Graceful Honeyeater h sh sh sh h sh sh h
14%                 Dusky Honeyeater s s   h h s s  
27% sh sh h   h h has sh Little Shrike-thrush sh sh h sh   sh sh h
14%             as   Grey Whistler sh     s   s    
9%                 Grey Fantail                
  4th 6th 8th 12th 13th 14th 17th 19th Date 22nd 23rd 24th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
    s h           Rufous Fantail s sa       s sh  
27% s s g   g       Leaden Flycatcher           s    
100% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Shining Flycatcher sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
27% sh sh gh h   h a sh Spectacled Monarch sh sha   s   sh sh sh
4%                 Pied Monarch                
  s               Magpie Lark                
32% sh h   sh h sh sh sh Spangled Drongo   s   sh   sh h sh
90% sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh Yellow Oriole sh sh sh sh sh sh sh sh
23% h sh h sh sh sh sh sh Australasian Figbird h s sh sh sh sh sh sh
4%             a   Victoria's Riflebird                
9%                 Spotted Catbird             h h
14% h h h   h h has h Varied Triller   ha h h   sh sh  
  4th 6th 8th 12th 13th 14th 17th 19th Date 22nd 23rd 24th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st
18% sh gh h sh h h has sh Black Butcherbird h ha h gh h s h h
100% s s s h s s s s Welcome Swallow s s s s s s s s
77%   s s s s s s s Tree Martin       s s s s s
                  Golden-headed Cisticola       h        
14% h sh sh sh g   h sh Olive-backed Sunbird   sh s sh sh sh sh h
9% h sh h       h h Mistletoebird   a   h   h s h
4%                 Silvereye       h        
23%       s   s s   Metallic Starling s       s s s s
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